Flippin v. Knaffle

The Chancellor:

— The bill states that, on the 5th of July, 1872, the defendant sold and conveyed to the com*239plainant Flippin “ the secret of a remedy for chills and fever.” The defendant’s conveyance, made part of the bill, is of “ all my right, title, and interest in and to the right to manufacture a certain medicine for the cure of chills and fever, known as Dr. Knaffle’s chill pills, which I have discovered, manufactured, and used, composed of the following component parts : Take extract of common cornfodder, 60 grains; quiniss sulphatis, 68 grains; sulphuric :acid and distilled water,…